United Faces Lawsuit From Giant Rabbit’s Owners

United Airlines continues dealing with a barrage of bad press, as the people who bought the massive rabbit that died during a trans-Atlantic flight are considering possible legal action against the carrier.

According to The Associated Press, Des Moines attorney Guy Cook is representing an Iowa group that purchased Simon, the continental giant rabbit that died last month after landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago following a flight from London's Heathrow Airport.

Cook said officials from United have yet to explain how the rabbit died and why the carrier cremated the animal within hours of his death without the consent of its owners.

When Cook reached out to United, he was told that the situation had been referred to the airline's lawyers.

On May 1, United spokesman Charles Hobart said that the airline had come to “a satisfactory resolution” with the rabbit's breeder, Annette Edwards, in the United Kingdom. Hobart said that Edwards had turned down an offer of a post-mortem examination.

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